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so: I thought the play passable, but not up to his usual
standard. 2 traversable, navigable, open, unobstructed,
unblocked: The channel is passable till October, when the river
freezes over.
passage n. 1 movement, moving, going, transition, transit, traversal,
traverse, progress, crossing, passing: The queen's passage
through the town was attended by much jubilation. We observed
the passage of Mercury across the sun's disc. 2 extract,
excerpt, selection, section, part, portion, text, paragraph,
canto, stanza, verse, line, sentence, phrase, citation,
quotation: I recognize this passage from The Faerie Queene . 3
way, route, avenue, course, channel; road, thoroughfare:
Amundsen found a navigable passage between the Atlantic and
Pacific across North America. 4 corridor, hall, passageway,
hallway, vestibule, lobby, foyer: As I stepped into the passage
outside my room I heard a door slam. 5 change, mutation, shift,
conversion, progression, passing: In sublimation, the passage
is directly between the solid and gaseous or vaporous states,
without an intermediate liquid stage. 6 passing, elapse,
progress, progression, flow, march, advance: She may become
more tractable with the passage of time. 7 voyage, trip,
journey, cruise, crossing, sail, run, travel, travelling; Brit
accommodation or US accommodations, arrangement(s), facilities:
In 1942 the trans-Atlantic passage was fraught with danger. The
refugees were guaranteed safe passage to the border. We have
been unable to book a passage to Majorca for tomorrow. 8 safe
conduct, permission, privilege, liberty, freedom, visa,
authorization, allowance: Our troops were denied passage
through Nepal. 9 enactment, ratification, sanction, approval,
acceptance, passing, adoption, endorsement, endorsing,
legitimatization or legitimization, legalization, legislation,
constitutionalization, ordainment: It appears that there is
enough support to ensure passage of the bill. 10 traffic,
trafficking, dealing, shipment, shipping, commerce, trade,
exchange, transaction: Representatives of several governments
discussed putting a halt to the passage of narcotics from
Colombia. 11 aperture, hole, orifice, opening; entry, access,
inlet; exit, outlet: We found a tiny passage through which the
termites were entering and leaving.
pass‚ adj. old-fashioned, unfashionable, dated, out of date, behind
the times, outmoded, obsolete, obsolescent, antiquated, archaic,